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Ex-Trump official calls IAEA chief's proposal on North Korea nukes a 'dicey question'

A former U.S. national security adviser on Monday described the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief's recent call for recognizing the North's possession of nuclear arms as a "dicey question."

2024.10.1

Robert O'Brien, a former U.S. national security advisor, speaks during a forum on China's threat to American security hosted by the Washington-based American Enterprise Institute (AEI) on Sept. 26, 2024 in this photo captured from a AEI YouTube account. [YONHAP]

Ex-Trump official urges South Korea to boost defense spending to 3-3.5% of GDP

A former U.S. national security adviser stressed the need Thursday for South Korea to increase its defense spending to 3 percent or 3.5 percent of its GDP, as Seoul and Washington are in negotiations over a defense cost-sharing deal.

2024.9.27

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In this file photo, National Security Office Director Suh Hoon gives a briefing on Sept. 25 at the Blue House. [YONHAP]

South's top national security official urges U.S. to resume talks with North

President Moon Jae-in’s national security chief on Friday urged U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to resume talks with the North Korean regime as soon as possible, during a trilateral meeting that also included Japan's top national...

2020.11.6

U.S. National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien, left, poses with his Korean counterpart Suh Hoon at the White House on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

U.S. national security adviser plans trip to Seoul

U.S. National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien will visit Seoul next month, probably after the U.S. presidential election, the Blue House said Sunday.

2020.10.18

South Korean National Security Adviser Suh Hoon, center right, poses with his U.S. counterpart Robert O'Brien, left, at the White House on Wednesday. [WHITE HOUSE NSC TWITTER]

Top Korean security official makes unannounced trip to D.C., amid diplomatic strain

South Korea’s National Security Adviser Suh Hoon met his U.S. counterpart at the White House in an unannounced visit Wednesday, American officials confirmed Thursday, amid signs of strain in the allies’ relationship.

2020.10.15

President Moon Jae-in speaks on North Korea to European Union leaders in a virtual summit at the Blue House on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

Trump and Kim should meet again soon, says Moon

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un should hold another summit ahead of the American presidential election in the fall to move along stalled denuclearization negotiations, President Moon Jae-in declared Tuesday.

2020.7.1

U.S. National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien speaks to a reporter about North Korea on CBS Face the Nation on Sunday. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

U.S. official renews calls for North to abandon nukes

United States National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien on Sunday again urged Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear program, adding that Washington was preparing a response to recent signals that North Korea is bolstering its weapons arsenal...

2020.5.25

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robert obrien

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Ex-Trump official calls IAEA chief's proposal on North Korea nukes a 'dicey question'

Ex-Trump official urges South Korea to boost defense spending to 3-3.5% of GDP

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South's top national security official urges U.S. to resume talks with North

U.S. national security adviser plans trip to Seoul

Top Korean security official makes unannounced trip to D.C., amid diplomatic strain

Trump and Kim should meet again soon, says Moon

U.S. official renews calls for North to abandon nukes